ninepins

nine·pin

 (nīn′pĭn′)

n.

1. ninepins(used with a sing. or pl. verb) A bowling game in which nine wooden pins are the target.

2. A wooden pin used in the game of ninepins.

ninepins

(ˈnaɪnˌpɪnz)

n

1. (Bowls & Bowling) (functioning as singular) another name for skittles. See skittle²

2. go down like ninepins (of each of a group of people) to become ill very easily and quickly

nine•pins

(ˈnaɪnˌpɪnz)

n.

1. (used with a sing. v.) tenpins played without the head pin.

2. ninepin, a pin used in this game.

[1570–80]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ninepins - a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins skittles bowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them

Translations

لُعْبَة الكُرة والتِّسع قناني

kuželky

keglespil

Kegeln

jeu de quilles

kugli

keiluspil

birilli

kėgliai

ķegļu spēle

dokuz kuka oyunu

九柱戏

ninepins

[ˈnaɪnpɪnz] NPL (= game) → juego m de bolos; (= objects) → bolos mpl
to go down like ninepins → caer como bolos en bolera

ninepins

n (= game) → Kegeln nt; to go down like ninepins (fig) → wie die Fliegen umfallen (inf)

ninepins

[ˈnaɪnˌpɪnz] npl → birilli mpl
to go down like ninepins → cadere come birilli

ninepins

(ˈnainpinz) noun singular

a form of bowling in which nine bottle-shaped objects are knocked over with a ball. a game of ninepins; Ninepins is a very good game. keëls لُعْبَة الكُرة والتِّسع قناني кегли boliche de nove pinos kuželky das Kegeln keglespil είδος μπόουλιγκ bolos keegel يکجور بازى با نه ميله چوبى که انهارابا گوى چوبى مى خوابانند keilapeli (jeu de) quilles תֵשַע יְתֶדוֹת नौ पिनों का खेल kuglanje kugli boling keiluspil birilli ボーリングの一種 9주희(柱戱)의 핀 kėgliai ķegļu spēle sejenis cara permainan boling kegelspelkjeglespillkręgle يو ډول لوبۀ laranjinha popice кегли kolky kegljanje vrsta kuglanja kägelspel พินโบว์ลิ่ง dokuz kuka oyunu 九柱滾球遊戲 кеглі نو پن والا کھيل trò chơi ky chín con 九柱戏